China says all welcome at Silk Road forum after U.S. complains over North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China welcomes all countries to a forum this weekend on China’s new Silk Road plan, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, after the United States warned China that North Korea’s attendance could affect other countries’ participatio…
China’s Xi offers indebted Greece strong support
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the prime minister of deeply indebted Greece strong support on Saturday, saying the two countries should expand cooperation in infrastructure, energy and telecommunications.
North Korea says will have dialogue with U.S. under right conditions: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – A senior North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the United States said on Saturday that Pyongyang would have dialogue with the U.S. administration if conditions were right, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
U.N. calls for probe into violence against transgender women in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – An uptick in deadly violence against transgender women in El Salvador prompted the United Nations on Friday to call for an investigation into crimes against sexual minorities in the conservative Central American country.
Purported Boko Haram fighter says group plans to bomb Nigerian capital – video
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the Islamist militant group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video seen by Reuters on Saturday.
U.S. nears $100 billion arms deal for Saudi Arabia: White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals for Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Riyadh.
A decade into drug gang fight, Mexican army pushes to return to base
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – After more than a decade on the streets of Mexico battling ruthless drug cartels, the nation’s battered armed forces have thrown their weight behind a law that would force them to return to barracks and put the fight back in the…
Brazil’s Embraer says U.S. Air Force to try out Super Tucano
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Embraer SA on Friday said its A-29 Super Tucano will participate in the U.S. Air Force’s OA-X program assessing low-cost options for acquiring light attack aircraft, with tests starting in July.
UK PM May pledges new powers to punish and tax social media firms
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to create new powers allowing her to punish social media and communications companies that fail to look after users’ data, and to demand cash from firms to pay for policing the internet.
Gunmen kill Saudi child, Pakistani in Shi’ite district: ministry
DOHA (Reuters) – Gunmen killed a Saudi child and a Pakistani man during an attack on workers at a building project in restive eastern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the interior ministry said on Friday.
